Loose seat-covee



R. W. `SIKKING.A LOOSE SEAT COVER.

APPLICATION FI'LED SEPT. I4, 1916.

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mm1 www R. W. SIKKING. LOOSE SEAT COVER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I4.IsIs.

'Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

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noiannrw. SIKKING, or EAST sr. LoUIs, ILLINOIS.

LOOSE SEAT-COVER.

To all bulloni t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROBERT W. SIKKING, a

' citizen ofthe United States, residing in the city of East St. Louis,county of St. Clair, and State of illinois, have invented new and usefulIm rovements in Loose Seat- Covers, of whic the following is aspeciication.

This invention relates'to loose seat-covers and more particularly todetachable or slip covers for the seat-cushions of automobiles and thelike.

The usual practice is to make counterpart pattern covers and fit them tothe seats, which is quite troublesome and expensive in some cases owingto the peculiar shapes ing process, the covers sometimes cannot beproperly reitted to the seats. Owing to this last mentioned disadvantageand also by reason of there 4being some variation in the size andcontour ofthe seats, even in cars of the same model, it has been foundim.-

practical to make stockl covers for any parti-cular model unless theyare made so loose as not to present a neat `and trim appearance whenapplied.

The present invention, therefore, has for its objects to produce a covercapable of adjustment to lit seats of cars vof different models ormakes, which is readily applied and can be easily laundried and reittedto the seat; and to attain certain advantages which will hereinaftermore fully appear.

The invention consists primarily in a seat cover made in separablepieces orsections each of which may be separately handled for cleaning.and it further consists in the parts and in the combinations andarrangements of parts hereinafter described land claimed.

In the accompanyingdrawings illustrating an adaptation oftheinventionf-f Figure 1 is an outer face view of the middle section ofthe cover;

. Figs. 2 and.3 are similarv views, respectively, of the right and leftside cushion covers Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented lDcc. 341, 119119.,

Application led September 14, 1916. Serial No. 120,031.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentaryl section, on an enlarged scale, on the line 4 4of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a similar View on the line 5-5 vof Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a view of the rod for Weighting the lower marginal portion ofthe curtain or flap portion vof the middle cover section which hangs infront of the seat;

Fig. 8 is a view of the bail or frame which holds the cover under theseat-cushion;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, looking at -the underface of the cover, showing the manner of securing the meeting corners oftwo sections of the cover to ether;

- 10is a perspective View, partly in section, illustrating the coverpartially applied; and v Fig. 11 is a similar view showing theappearance of the cover when fully applied..

For ordinary seats .having but one seatcushion and back and sidecushions, the cover will preferably be constructed of three sections,namely, a middle section 1 and right and left side sections 2 and 3,respectively.

The middle section 1 has a portion 4 which overlies the back cushion,and a curtain or flap 5 which overhangs the edge of the seatcushion andextends well down in front of the seat, while at oppositeJ sides of the'body portion are flaps 6 and 7 arranged and adapted to be tucked inabout the ends of the seat-cushion.

The end marginal portion 8 of the curtain 5 is heinmed over upon itselfto provide a tube for the reception of a rod 9 which weights the curtaindown, while the end marginal portion 10 of the upper flap 4 is likewisefolded over and stitchedthroughout the extent thereof except for a shortdistance inward from the ends. as indicated at `11. thereby forming atube between the lacings which will be more fully set forthl 2 and 3which' cooperate with the middle section `l a series of eyelets 17 areclosely arranged similar to the eyelets '14, and at the opposite vendsand at suitable places mtermediate the ends the sections 2 and 3- areprovided with additional eyelets 18 and 19.

The several cover sections are made large enough for the overlapping ofthe1r meeting marginal portions when applied to the seat. In assemblingthe sections the corners of the sections 2 and 3 where the eyelets 17occur are inserted under the flaps` 13 to the proper distance to fit thecover tothe seat and interlaced with said fiaps by strings 20. The uppermarginal portions of the cover sections are then arranged around theupper edges of the back and side seat cushions, after which the sidesections 2 and 3 are brou ht down and smoothed over the side cushions,and the lower marginal portions of said sections 2 and 3Y are turnedinward, so as to rest on the top of the seat, the seat-cushion beingremoved. The i middle section 1 is then 'adj usted and in doing so theportion 4 is brought down over the back cushion with its side marginalportions 21 overlapping the meeting marginal portions of the sidesections 2 and 3 in the corners or crotches where the back and sidecushions merge. The middle down vclose to the seat. and folded upfromthere, as best shown in Fig. 10. The seatcushion 22 (shown in Fig. 11 isthen placed on the seat, over the inturne marginal por tions 23 of theside sections 2 and 3 and back against the upfolded portion of thesection 1. The body portion of the section 1 is then smoothed neatl overthe top of the seat-cushion, and the a 5 is dropped `in front of theseat, after whlch the side flaps 6 and 7 are tucked in about the ends ofthe seat-cushion. The covering is now completed, as shown more clearlyinFig. 11.

To fasten the cover about the upper edges i of the seat it is onlynecessary to lace strings 24 through the respective eyelets and tie saidstrings to the buttonsor o her fastenings which are ordinarily provi edfor the attachment of the storm curtains or to the top- 4supportingirons, or, ifnecessary, special buttons or fastenings may be provided onthe body of the car.

To more securely hold the cover in place it portion 1 is brought' ispreferable to utilize a bail or frame 25 (see Fig. 8) whose end portions26 are made to rest on` the marginal portions 23 of the side coversections 2 and 3 and up close to the cushion, while the middle coversection 1 is brought under the middle portion of the bail (see Fig. 10).The 'ends of the bail are rebent, as at 27, so as to underlie theseatcushion 22 which serves to hold the bail securely in place. It isalso preferable to sleeve the upper marginal portions of the coversections on a bail or frame 28 which is made to conform to the contouror marginal lines of the seat back and sides (see Fig. 6). Both of theseframes 25 and 28 are preferably made adjustable. That is, they are eachmade in two sectionswith their meeting ends overlapping and in slidableengagement, so as to be extensible and contractible.

If desirable, the curtain or iiap 5 may be vthe broken line 29, so thatthe one half may be made to overlap the other in conforming the cover tothe cushion, but this is not necessary in many cases.

The construction admits of considerable further modification within thespirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.AFor example, while three cover sections areordinarily adequate forl theusual seat construction, obviously a greater number of sections isnecessary to neatly cover seats of certain distinctive styles,particularly some drivers seats which are divided by a ridge in themiddle. In such an instance, there will be employed two side sectionslike 2 and 3, two like section 17 and one plain strip somewhat elongatedand relatively narrow, which latter is to cover the ridge. Therefore,itis understood that the invention is not limited to the specificconstruction .and arrangement shown 1n" the accompanying drawings. i

` What is claimed is:

1. A divided slip cover for automobile seats and the like, the samecomprising a multiplicity of separable flat sections, the

upper marginal portions of said sections bcjustably overlapped atwise.

2. A divided slip cover forV automobile seats and the like, the'samecomprising a multiplicity of separable flat sections, the upper marginalportions ofsaid sections beand having one of their marginal portionsshaped to respectively conform to the upper marginal contour of the backand sides of the seat, and the meeting marginal portions of saidsections being adjustably overlapped in assembled relation, means Jfordetachably securing said sections together, means for detacliablysecuring the upper marginal portions of said sections to the outside ofthe automobile body, and means for releasably holding the lower portionsof said sections respectively between the bottom cushion and the backand side cushions of the seat.

4. A loose cover for automobile seats and the like, the same comprisinga middle section and two side sections, said sections being separableand their meeting marginal portions overlapping in assembled relation,means for adjustably securing the meeting upper corner port-ions of saidsectionstogether, and means for securing the upper marginal portions ofsaid sections to the outside'of the automobile body, said -side sectionsbeing brought down over the side cushions with their lower marginalportions underlying the end portions of the bottom cushion, said middlesection being brought down over the back cushion, behind the bot-I tomcushion, thence up and over the top of the bottom cushion, and down infront of the seat.

5. A loose cover for automobile seats and. .the like, the samecomprising a middle sec- A means for adjustably securing the meetingupper corner portions of said' sections together, and means for securingthe upper marginal portions of said sections to the .outside of theautomobile body, said side sections being brought down over the .sidecushions with their lower'marginal portions underlying the end portionsof the bottom cushion, said middle section being brought down over theback cushion, 'behind the bottom cushion, thence up and over the top of.i cushion, 1

6. A loose seat-cover for automobiles and l the like, the samecomprising a middle section and two separable side sections, the uppermarginal portions of said sections being tubular and the meetingmarginal portions ofsaid sections overlapping in assembled relation, abail on which the tubular portions of said sections are sleeved, saidbail conforming to the contour lines of the upper edge portions of theseat, means for securi5 ing the meeting upper corners of said coversections together, and means for securing the upper marginal portions ofthe cover sections to the automobile body.

7. A loose seat-cover for automobiles and nal portion ofJ said middlesection being @E tubular throughout its extent except for portions nearthe ends where flaps are formed, the meeting marginal portions of saidcover sections overlapping in assembled relation and the corner portionsof said 90 side sections underlying the flaps on said middle section,means for adjustably securing said corner portions and flaps togetherwith the tube openin s of said sections in alinement, a bail on w ichsaid tubular por- BE tions of said cover sections are sleeved, said.`

bail conforming to the contour lines of the upper edge portions oftheseat,` and means for securing the upper marginal portions of^ the coversections to the automobile body. 10o

8. A loose seat-cover for automobiles and the like, the same 'comprisinga middle section and two separable side sections, a bail conforming tothe marginal lines of. the bottom cushion support, the ends of said bailbeing rebent in its plane so as to underlie the bottom cushion, themeeting marginal portions of said cover sections overlapping inassembled relation and the meeting upper corner portions'of saidsections being llo adjustably secured together, the uppr marginalportions of .said cover sections i ing secured tothe automobile body inthe region of the upper edge portions of the seat, said side coversections being brought 11B down over the side cushions with their lowermarginal portions under the end portions4 of said bail and resting onthe bottom cushion support, and said middle cover section being broughtdown over the back'cushion, 120

section having Side flaps tucked in kabout the ends of the bottomcushion.

9. An adjustable loosecover for automo bile seats and the like, the samecomprising separable sections, means for detachably securing saidsections together, Aan adjustable frame to which the upper marginalportions tions of said cover sections in proximity to of said sectionsare fitted throughout their the back and ends of the bottom cushionbeeXtent, said frame conforming to the margiing secured under saidsecond-mentioned 10 nal lines of the seat, and a second adjustableframe. d

5 frame conforming to the marginal lines of In testimony whereof, I havehereunto set the bottom cushion support and having a my hand. portionunderlying the bottom cushion, por- ROBERT W. SIKKING.

